Necktie holder



J. L'.'D 0RWARD.

NEGKTIE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1919.-

Patented Mar. 14, 1922 2 snmwsnstr 1.

1. L. DORWARD.

NECKTIE HOLDER. I APPLICATION FILED' MAYV24. 1919. 1,409,158, Patented Ma'r.14,1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i JAMES-L. DORWARD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

NEGKTIE HOLDER.

Application filed May 24,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES L. DORWARD, a subject of Great Britain, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie Holders, whereof the following is a specification.

This invention relates to necktie holders of the character which renders it unnecessary to pass the tie around the neck.

The objects of the invention are to provide a tie holder with means to prevent itself from tilting, thus keeping an attached scarf or how fixed in proper position and preventing the exposure of the holder beneath the bottom edge of the collar, also afford an even and sloping support under the top fold of a four-in-hand tie, and hold the tie suspended therefrom in a vertical position.

7 By using a plurality of carriers, with ties attached to them, a tie may be exchanged for a different one, without the trouble of'untying and retying, and the consequent delay of so doing. Other objects of the invention will be apparentfrom the subjoined description of the drawing, in which the same is illustrated in two sheets, showing an embodiment thereof, and {in which Figure 1- is a face elevation, showing the invention as used with a high collar.

Figure 2 is a separate elevation of'a holder member of the invention. 4

Figure 3 is a separate elevation of an oblique carrier member of the invention.

Figure 4 is a separate elevation of a detachable fastener extension member by which the device may be adapted for a high collar.

Figure 5 is a separate elevation of an extension wing member. I

Figure 6 is an elevation of the invention, showing it as applied toa low collar, with a button hole near the top of the collar, and showing, also, the carrier reversed for a left hand tie. I

Figure 7 is a. face elevation of a holder member, with the extension and wings indicated in dotted lines, andwith an oblique carrier member in the same plane as the holder member.

Figure 8 is an elevation showing the invention as applied to a collar on the neck of a wearer, with a tie in place and held thereby.

Fig. 9, is an elevation of a common form of carrier, useful for ties other than four-inhands, and Which can be interchanged, if de- Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d Mar. 14, 1922.

1919. Serial No. 299,460.

sired, with the oblique carrier of this inven tion; it would become, however, an equivalent of the oblique carrier, if it was fixed on a holding member in a slanting direction from side to side.

This invention consists of at least three improvements in necktie holders which can be used separately or together as may be desired. They are, first, an oblique tie carrier member, second, wing extension members, pivotally adjustable, and third, adetachable fastener extension member, and their uses are hereinafter explained and described.

The above members are supported on a body, called in this description, a holder member, but any other holding means can be used for adapting these devices under the folds of a turned down collar.

In the fi ures, The holder member 1 is provided wlth a button hole 2 to engage the collar button, to secure the device in place. A new hand formed four-in-hand tie, which passes around the neck, and hangs vertically, has its top fold sloping obliquely to a horizontal line; to imitate this, and insure the tie hanging vertically when suspended by its top fold from a carrier, it is necessary that the upper edge of the tie carrier should have a corresponding slope, and this sloping upper edge should be practically regular, so as to provide an even bearing throughout the full width of the tie material looped over same, thus keepingthe top fold of the knot smooth, preventing sagging of the material in the middle, and producing and preserving the natural and fresh appearance of a new scarf. For this purpose the tie carrier of this invention consists simply of a longitudinal member or bar provided with means of being attached with its upper edge in a sloping position from end to end in a vertical plane.

In Fig. 3, is shown an angular shaped bar having a short leg and a long leg; the long leg, 4:, is the longitudinal member or tie carrier proper and comprises a bar adapted to extend obliquely from end to end, and has a sloping or oblique upper edge for providing a continuous and regular support under the top fold of a four-in-ha-nd tie suspended from same; the short leg together with the fastening points, 5, comprise a means for adapting the carrier in the oblique position. The tie carrier 4, may be secured to the holder member 1 by suitable means, as at 5,

or may be made integral therewith, as seen in Figures 7 and 8. In the former case, the carrier is a bar, which engages the tie, and extends obliquely across the face of the holder member. Consequently the carrier is in a parallel vertical plane to the holder, and

the ends of the carrier may be secured behind the holder, instead of the front as shown in Figure 6, an advantage, when the carrier issecured by snaps, as it prevents the carrier from being pulled off the holder. The carrier may be applied to the holder with the obliquity in either direction, as seen respectively in Figures 1 and 6, according as a right or a left handed device is desired. By fastening the carrier with snaps at 5, it may be removed and another carrier with a tie applied to it, substituted therefor. A tie holder which fits snugly under the top folds of a low turned down collar will tilt on its centre fastening when applied to a high collar, because of the excessive clearance, (as seen in Figure 8) between the top of the holder and the top inside fold of the collar, allowing one side of the holder to rise to the top foldof the collar and the other side to fall and expose its bottom edge beneath the collar, and at the same time throwing the tie out of plumb. To prevent this tilting movement, extension wing members, 7, are pivotally attached to the ends of either the holder or carrier members to engage the upper fold of a turned down collar, as shown in the Figures 1 and? These wing extensions may be attached with common metal eyelets, which should be clinched with just sufficient slackness to permit movement of the wings with some small force and friction, so that they can be easily adjusted and stay fixed in'any position required to suit the varying heights in collars. It will be found that these wings thus properly fitted, will automatically adjust themselves from the highest position to a lower one, by their contact under the top fold of the collar during the upward action of putting the holder on the collar but-ton.

In some cases, especially with high collars where it is desired to elevate the tie, a fastener extension 8 may be secured to the holder member 1 by suitable fastenings, as at 9. Said fastener extension 8, is to be provided with a button hole 10 to engage the collar button and hold the tie at the desired elevation.

It is obvious that any other means of fastening, besides a button hole, can be used.

Having thus described my invention, and

an embodiment of it, in the full, clear and exact terms required by law, and knowing that it comprises novel, useful and valuable improvements in the art to which it pertains, I here state that I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction and arrangement of the several parts, as herein set forth, as the same may be variously modified by a skilled mechanic without departing from the spirit of the invention, the holder member Figure 2 for instance, may assume various designs and methods. 7

What I 'cla'im'and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is the following, to-wit:'

1.. T he combination, in a neck tie holder, of a holder member comprising a form adapted to engage between the fold of a turned down collar, and supporting a tie car rier, comprising a longitudinal member having its upper edge extending obliquely relatively to the longitudinal axis of the holder member, from one side of the holder member to the other, in the manner as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in'a neck tie holder,

of a holder member comprising a form adapted to engage between the fold of a turned down collar and supporting a tie carrier member and having adjustable extension wing members pivotally attached. I 3. The combination, in a necktie holder, of a holder member comprising. a form adapted to engage between the fold of a turned down collar and supporting a tie carrier member, and a detachable fastener extension member projecting centrally down wards from said holder member, and provided with means to secure same to af'collar button. T i

41-. The combination, in a' neck ti'e holder, of a holder member comprising a form adapted to engage between the fold of a turned down collar and supporting a tie carrier member, adjustable extension wing inembers pivotally attached, and a detachable fastener extension member projecting centrally downwards from said holder member, and provided with means to'secure same toa collar button. i

In testimony, that l'claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand this 17 day of May, 1919, in the presence of two witnesses.

I JAMES L. DORVVARD.

Witnesses:

WM. S.- Barns, R. M. WOLFE. 

